Today on the podcast we chat with two remarkable women who are helping to assist the community around gambling harm. Zen, is a social worker and counsellor for Turning Point .  Her role is to assist clients who call or reach out for assistance with their gambling concerns. The statistics are clear;  as a nation of 27 million Australians , there was a loss of 32 billion to gambling last year. Young men are the fastest growing demographic of gamblers. Kate bravely speaks around her own lived experience with gambling and the impact it has had on her life.  She discusses how she no longer has shame around her gambling misuse disorder and discusses very frankly how we are being manipulated by companies to use pokies and online apps.  The scary part is how young this is starting. By allowing our children to use gaming apps that win tokens, these apps (built by gambling online companies) are building neural pathways to segue seamlessly from fun kids apps to gambling online apps. Part B drops next week.   Bek x If you have concerns around gambling harm you can call: Turning Point: www.turning point.org.au.  Gamblers Help Line:  1800 858 858 Gambling Help Online: www.gamblinghelponline.org.au If you require immediate support please contact: Lifeline 13 11 14 or call 000. For more support services visit the Turning Point & Gambling Help Online websites below:  www.turningpoint.org.au  www.gamblinghelponline.org.auSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/tendernessnursesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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